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Early Homo Sapiens Found in Ethiopia Is Older Than Had Been Thought

New analysis based on ash from volcanic cataclysm dates an early human found at Omo, Ethiopia, to 233,000 years, supporting the ‘early evolution’ theory for Homo sapiens

Mesopotamians Created the First Hybrid Animal 4,500 Years Ago Mesopotamians Created the First Hybrid Animal 4,500 Years Ago, and It Was a Bit of an Ass

Using the Bible as an Archaeological Travel Guide to Israel

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The History of Human Milk, the Most Controversial of All Bodily Fluids

Jesus’ Face Discovered in Ancient Negev Church 'Suddenly I Saw Eyes': Jesus’ Face Discovered in Ancient Israeli Desert Church

From Hominins to Horse-riders: Vast Span of Humanity in Indian Cave Art

Biblical Kings Were Plagued by Parasites, 2,700-year-old Toilet Shows Biblical Kings Were Plagued by Parasites, Study of 2,700-year-old Jerusalem Toilet Shows

How 19th Century Western Archaeologists Made Jerusalem a Zionist Dream

Christian Archaeology in 2021: More Than Just the Four Horsemen

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A trackway of five fossilized footprints dating from 3.66 million years ago

A Prehistoric Ballerina and Other Human Evolution Stories of 2021

The mummy of Amenhotep I, showing his skull and skeleton within the bandages.

Five Foot Six and Circumcised: CT Scan Uncovers Mummy of Pharaoh

The site of a village on the Turkish coast that was racked by tsunamis about 3,600 years ago.

Victims of Thera Eruption 3,600 Years Ago Finally Found, in Turkey Victims of Thera Eruption 3,600 Years Ago Finally Found, 200km Away in Turkey

Goods in a leader's grave, Putilovo-2

The 'Amber Elites' in Ancient Kaliningrad Went to Eternity With Their Horses

Two activists with the EU flag and Union Jack painted on their faces kiss each other in front of Brandenburg Gate to protest against the British exit from the European Union, in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2016

Genetic Study Detects Unknown Vast Migration to Britain 3,000 Years Ago

The facade of the ruined synagogue in Tamanart, Morocco.

Synagogue Ruins Tell Secrets of Jewish Community in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains

Neolithic barrow located on the Ridgeway, near the Uffington white horse in Oxfordshire

DNA Study Reveals Family Values of Neolithic People in Britain DNA Study Reveals Family Values of Neolithic People in Britain. But Where Are the Daughters?

A gold ring engraved with the figure of the Good Shepherd discovered off the coast of Caesarea.

Gold Rings, Coins and Early Christian Art Found in Shipwrecks Off Israel's Coast Gold Rings, Ancient Coins and Early Christian Art Found in Shipwrecks Off Israel's Coast

The midrash will be presented to the public for the first time in a January, at a conference to be held at Bar Ilan University.

Researchers Piece Together Jewish Text Lost Centuries Ago, Using Algorithms

Reconstruction of a metal smelting workshop in the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists Identify Oldest Use of Fossil Fuels in Europe

A saber-toothed cat tries to drive a short-faced bear out of its territory.

Body Mass of Animals Shrank by 98% During Last 1.5 Million Years

A researcher exploring the Biar Aqueduct.

Notorious Pontius Pilate Is the One Who Built Jerusalem Aqueduct, Study Finds

An aerial shot of the first ancient synagogue found in Migdal.

Israel: Second Synagogue Found in Hometown of Mary Magdalene

Anglo-Saxon burial mounds at Sutton Hoo

Ancient Lyre of Sutton Hoo Is Like Older One in Kazakhstan 4,000km Away Ancient Lyre of Sutton Hoo Is Oddly Like One Centuries Older in Kazakhstan 4,000 Km Away

Visitors to Gezer's ancient water system.

This Used to Be One of the Greatest Cities of Ancient Israel

Four types of spinosaurs

Fastest Dinosaur in the World Found

Crepereia Tryphaena's doll

Before Barbie: Why Girls Played With Dolls in the Roman Empire

Artist's impression of woolly mammoths

Mammoths Survived in Canada Until 5,000 Years Ago

Prof. Yoel Rak, this month.

A Bitter Archaeological Battle Is Rocking Tel Aviv University

Beautiful greenstone metatuff artifacts, Karelia

Vast Trade Network in Prehistoric Russia Was Centered on Pretty Green Rocks

The stele with the earliest-known waqfiyya inscription in the Islamic world.

Earliest Waqf Legacy in the World Is Deciphered: Two Villages in Palestine

Excavated graves in Opushki

Kids Playing With Human Bones Reveal Ancient Cultures of Crimea Kids Playing With Human Bones Unintentionally Reveal Ancient Cultures of Crimea

Australopithecus family

Unknown Hominin Detected From Odd 3.6m-year-old Footprints in Africa Mysterious Footprints From 3.6 Million Years Ago in Africa Were Made by Unknown Hominin

People watching lava flow from Fagradalsfjall, a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, May 2021

How Volcanic Winter Drove the Adoption of Farming in America Volcanic Winter Drove the Neolithic Revolution in America, Study Says

Me riding a horse: hopefully this is a child’s creation scratched into the fine wall of the House of the Cryptoporticus.

Largest Collection of Graffiti Ever Found in Pompeii. Some Are Hysterically Funny Largest Collection of Ancient Graffiti Ever Found in Pompeii. Some Are Hysterically Funny

An ancient stone stele at the Bilsk hillfort, a Scythian settlement, central Ukraine.

Graves of Rich, Powerful Women Found in Lost City of Herodotus

A board game dating to the Roman period, in the Roman Plaza, near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate.

Ancestor of Checkers Found in Old City of Jerusalem

Jordan River Dureijat

Study Reveals Role of Climate Change in Human Agricultural Revolution

Two offering bearers in the Chapel of Hatshepsut. The workmanship of their hear indicates two sculptors working side by side, an apprentice (figure on the left) and a master (figure on the right)

Imperfect Carvings in Egyptian Tomb May Indicate: Interns Messed Up Here Imperfect Carvings in Egyptian Pharaoh’s Tomb May Indicate: Interns Messed Up Here

Remnants of the Hellenistic stronghold in central Israel destroyed by the Hasmoneans in 112 B.C.E.

Israeli Archaeologists Find Hellenistic Stronghold Destroyed by the Hasmoneanss Israeli Archaeologists Find Hellenistic Stronghold Enthusiastically Destroyed by the Hasmoneans

T-shaped cross with the Greek letters alpha and omega

Byzantine Basilica With Female Ministers and Baffling Burials Found in Israel Byzantine Basilica With Graves of Female Ministers and Baffling Mass Burials Found in Israel

Cain and Abel by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

1,300-year-old Murder Offers Glimpse at History – and Prehistory – of Homicide 1,300-year-old Murder Mystery Offers Glimpse at History – and Prehistory – of Homicide

Bones of antelope found at Orozmani

Archaeology Site Reveals What First Early Humans in Eurasia Encountered Homo Erectus Vs. Saber Tooth: Archaeology Site Reveals What Early Humans Encountered in Eurasia

A yellow black rockfish

Why the Rockfish Can Live for Centuries and You Can’t

Persian fallow deer being released into the Israeli north.

Archaeologists: Early Humans in Prehistoric Israel Were Picky Eaters Early Humans in Prehistoric Israel Were Picky About Where Their Deer Came From

Aerial view of Lachish

The Secrets of Assyrian War Machine That Conquered Ancient Judah Archaeologists Reveal Secrets of Assyrian War Machine That Conquered Ancient Judah

The tibias of the person laid down on its back

Two Bodies, Three Heads: Strange Nicaragua Grave May Signal Headhunter Culture

An aerial view of Orkhon River Valley.

Archaeologists Find Lost Capital of the Mongols, and It Was Big Archaeologists Debunk Myth: Mongols Had Cities, but Not for Themselves

Would wearing this gold and amethyst ring protect one from the ravages of the demon drink?

Archaeologists Find Gold Ring With Amethyst in Yavneh

The route of Rabbi Moshe Basula's journey in the Land of Israel.

'Jerusalem Is in Ruins': Visiting the Land of Israel, 500 Years Ago 'Jerusalem Is in Ruins, Tiberias Deserted': Visiting the Land of Israel, 500 Years Ago

The inside of the renovated Hisham's Palace, in Jericho.

Huge Mosaic in the West Bank Unveiled After Multi-year Restoration

A transparent human head with a brain in 3-D space: downsized 3,000 years ago.

The Human Brain Shrank 3,000 Years Ago. Now We Know Why

A Canaanite god's legs in the Judahite temple, or act of God on a simple limestone?

Judahite Temple by Jerusalem May Have Housed Statue of Canaanite God

The Yavneh egg, pre-accident

The Oldest Foods Still Eaten Today, After Thousands of Years

Omrit: Herod-style columns in a Herod-style place

Strange Ruin in Northern Israel Could Be a Lost Roman Temple

Enigmatic rings of Rujm el Hiri have inspired quite a few theories

Six Archaeological Sites on Israeli Army-controlled Land (And One in a Prison)

Apollonia, just north of Tel Aviv: A Crusader castle with a view of the sea

Unique Arabic Inscription Found on Ballista Ball at Crusader Castle in Israel

Amethyst seal that may show biblical persimmon, not the fruit, and a dove. Or an ibis

Seal Showing Biblical Persimmon and Maybe an Ibis Found in Jerusalem Amethyst Seal Showing Biblical Persimmon and Maybe an Ibis Found in Jerusalem

Mosaic floor of the apse in the putative Church of the Apostles, Bethsaida

‘Church of the Apostles’ in Bethsaida Mysteriously Buried, Archaeologists Discover

Archaeologists removing vegetation from the amphitheatre

Lukios Woz 'Ere: Personalized Seats Found in Pergamon, Turkey Lukios Woz 'Ere: Personalized Seats Found in Pergamon Amphitheater in Turkey

Ain Keshatot

7 Lesser-known Archaeology Sites in Israel

A sword believed to have belonged to a Crusader almost a millennium ago stands in the water near to where it was recovered from the Mediterranean seabed in Caesarea, Israel on Monday

Ancient Sword Found Off Israeli Coast May Have Been Dropped by a Crusader

The footprints found in western Crete, which scientists say dates to 6.05 million years ago.

Humanlike Footprints in Crete Dated to 6 Million Years Muddle Archaeologists

An archaeologist digging the hearth at the prehistoric Wishbone site in Utah’s Great Salt Lake Desert.

A 12,000-year-old Addiction: Archaeologists Identify Earliest Tobacco Use by Humans

The winemaking complex at Tel Yavneh

Biggest Winemaking Facility in Entire Byzantine World Found in Central Israel

The Tzippori stream fed by the Springs of Saforie: The Crusaders would camp by water

No Crusader Army Camps Have Ever Been Found. Until Now, in Israel

The Jordan river

Fly Fishing Invented 13,000 Years Ago on the Banks of the Jordan River

Mocking Homer: The enigmatic Nestor's Cup

Bodies Found in 'Tomb of Nestor's Cup' but the Mystery of the Cup Endures The Mystery of Nestor’s Cup: Who Was Buried With the Oldest Greek Inscription?

The recently unearthed toilet from the First Temple-period in Jerusalem.

Biblical-era Toilet With Possible Air Fresheners Found in Jerusalem

The house in Motza, a neighborhood of Jerusalem.

A Palestinian House, Its Jewish Occupants, and the Ancient City Buried Underneath A Palestinian Stone House, Its Jewish Occupants, and the Ancient City Buried Underneath

Badly worn human teeth found at Leang Bulu Bettue

Caveman in Indonesia May Have Ruined His Teeth Making Rope

Sarcophagus of the Spouses from Villa Giulia in Rome: Etruscan art displays oriental influences, in the eyes and hair, and their gender equality scandalized their contemporaries

Who Were the Etruscans? DNA Study Solves Origin Mystery

Ancient footprints found in White Sands National Park.

Footprints Prove That in Ice Age, Humans Were Already in America

The pyramid on a platform

Mayans Returning to Volcano-blasted Land Built a Pyramid From Its Rock

When Homo sapiens reached Bacho Kiro cave in Bulgaria, it was much colder than science had realized until now

Human Expansion During Ice Age May Hint How We Beat the Neanderthals Human Expansion During Ice Age Could Explain How We Vanquished the Neanderthals

An African wildcat

Cat Fur Was in Fashion for Over 100,000 Years, Archaeologists Deduce

The Paran Plains.

Why the World's Most Ancient Terrain Hasn't Changed in 2 Million Years

Mosaic inside the fifth-century Nile House at Zippori.

No Wonder Christians, Muslims and Jews Fell in Love With This Ancient Site

Image of a dromedary sculpted at the Camel Site

Surprise! Monumental Camel Sculptures in Arabia Are Prehistoric, Archaeologists Find

A goat in Colombia. Humans and goats have been living side-by-side for at least 10,000 years. Or more.

Domestication of Goats in Iran Was Earlier Than Thought

The archaeological site at Sebastia. The site is in Area C, but all the surrounding facilities lie in Area B.

West Bank Archaeological Site Is at the Center of a Jewish-Palestinian Struggle West Bank Archaeological Site Is at the Center of a Passionate Jewish-Palestinian Struggle

The Zagros Mountains in Iran.

One Tooth Proves Sapiens Didn’t Just Stroll in and Replace the Neanderthals

A capuchin monkey eating a coconut.

Prehistoric Monkey’s Teeth Showed Ravages of Climate Change

The Second Temple-era quarry uncovered in Har Hozvim, Jerusalem.

Archaeologists Find Jerusalem Stone Quarry From Second Temple Period

A storm arrives during excavation of the remains of a paleo-lake in northern Saudi Arabia, where ancient humans lived alongside animals such as hippos

Paradigm Shift in Human Evolution: Early Humans Left Africa via Arabia

Dr. Daniel Vainstub in Qumran.

New Study Solves the Mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls Site

Mount Vesuvius volcano is seen from the archaeological excavations of Pompeii in Naples, southern Italy, in 2017.

In Herculaneum, Men Ate Fish, Women Ate Dairy and Eggs Archaeologists: In Herculaneum, Men Ate Fish, Women Ate Dairy and Eggs

The Cypriot coin found in Phanagoria.

A Turkish Soldier Brought This Cypriot Coin Home as a Trophy in the 16th Century

Fragmentary remains of the human skull.

Study: Prehistoric Indonesian Woman Belonged to Extinct Human Lineage

Dawn strikes the ancient temple under the highway bridge at Motza

In Photos: Excavating the Great Temple at Motza Near Jerusalem IN PHOTOS: Excavating the Great Temple at Motza Near Jerusalem

ICYMI

How Israel Intentionally Destroyed the Dead Sea

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'My Religious Trans Patients Want to Talk About Faith. What if God Doesn't Forgive?'

'The Chameleon': U.S. Experts Shaken Over What This Iranian Scholar Just Said

'The Doctor Told Me, Sir, You're a Junkie': The Opioid Epidemic Hits Israel